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Arnaud’s French 75 Bar
Location: New Orleans, LA
Your first stop in New Orleans might not include a salad…But that should come as no surprise. To get a taste of this town, you have to have to dip your toes in the cocktail scene, and start out at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar, a classy local favorite in the heart of the French Quarter. This place is a stalwart in Southern charm, with the waiters, some of them having worked there for 30 years or more, attending every detail of your experience and dressed to the nines. Sidle up to the bar and order their signature cocktail, the French 75, which is made with champagne, lemon juice, gin, and a dash of simple syrup. If you are a whiskey lover, get down with their Sazerac, named for the Sazerac de Forge et Fils brand of cognac brandy that served as its original main ingredient.
At some point a little birdie will whisper in your ear, that there is more to see than what meets the eye. The second floor houses the Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum. This sweet, intimate museum presents Ms. Wells’ personal collection of her family’s Mardi Gras costumes, dating from 1941-1968. Just one spin around this opulent costume exhibit, and you will understand the importance of Mardi Gras in the New Orleans culture.
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Sazerac cocktail. 1.5 oz knob creek rye whiskey, a dash of absinthe, a couple dashes of creole bitters by the Bitter Truth, a sugar cube. Stir over ice (breaking up the sugar) and garnish with lemon peel oil expressed across the surface.
I give a combo of credit to How to Drink and the Educated Barfly on YouTube for teaching me how to make this. It’s my favorite cocktail to make and drink.
